Nine environmental offenders have been forced to pay nearly £400 having been found guilty of littering at Plymouth Magistrates Court on Monday.
The court heard how each of them had been spotted dropping litter on the streets of Plymouth by a Council environmental enforcement officer.
At the time of the offence, they were given Fixed Penalty Notices for £100 but when despite reminders these went unpaid, they were summonsed to appear before the court.
None of the defendants attended court and they were all found guilty in their absence. They were each fined £150 and ordered to pay costs of £200 and a victim surcharge of £34.
An tenth defendant, also accused of dropping litter on the streets of Plymouth, previously pleaded guilty by post. Their fine was reduced to £40, but they must still pay £200 costs and a £34 victim surcharge, bringing their total bill to £274; £174 more than the amount due in the original fixed penalty notice.
Councillor Maddi Bridgeman, Cabinet member for the Environment and Street Scene, said: "It's really sad, and it actually makes me really, really angry, that some people still think it's acceptable to drop litter.
"We will continue to pursue and prosecute those who cannot be bothered find a bin for their litter and blight our beautiful city with their selfish actions."